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Administration of Benefits and Hardship Payments
South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council ("The Councils") take your privacy seriously.
We will use your information in order to administer the payment of benefits and hardship payments. This notice sets out what we will do with your personal information and who we may share it with in respect of the above.
What information about you do we collect?
We also collect the following special category data:
Data concerning health
We may sometimes need information about people other than the person who has applied for a benefit or service to work out what that person is entitled to. For example, if you have non-dependent adults living with you, we may need information about their income to correctly calculate your entitlement.
How do we collect information about you and your household?
Relevant personal data will be collected:
We receive information directly, or indirectly, from the following sources:
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Landlord or property agent
Welfare advice agency
Another service within the Council
Other Government agencies such as the Department for Works and Pensions and HMRC
How will your personal data be used?
Your personal data will be used to administer the following:
Exceptional Hardship Fund
Recovering Housing Benefit overpayments
Other hardship payments
We may also use your contact details and case history to communicate with you when we are consulting on, or implementing, changes to the council tax reduction working-age scheme in accordance with our obligations under the Local Government Finance Act 2012.
The Legal basis for processing your data
Your personal data is processed under the following legal bases:
Article 6 1(c)
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
Article 6 1(e)
Processing is necessary for the performance of task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
The public tasks we carry out, and the legal obligations we are subject to, are found in the:
Social Security Administration Act 1992,
Housing Benefit General Regulations 2006 (as amended),
Housing Benefit (persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (as amended),
Welfare Reform Act 2012, The Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001,
SHDC/WDBC Council Tax Reduction Scheme Policy,
The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) Regulations 2013 (as amended)
SHDC/WDBC Council Tax Discretionary Discount Policy.
Special Category Data
Your special category data is processed under the following legal bases:
Article 9 2 (g)
Processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, on the basis of Union or Member State law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject.
Article 9 (2) (b)
To comply with employment, social security, and social protection law in relation to the processing of Health data in accordance with our legal obligations under the following legislation:
Social Security Administration Act 1992
Social Security Act 1998
Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000
Local Government Finance Act 1992
Social Security Fraud Act 2001
Welfare Reform Act 2012
Who will your personal data be shared with?
Information held by the councils may be shared with the following organisations:
Revenues and Benefits Service for the purpose of assessing and administering your application, recovering any Housing Benefit overpayments
Support services (such as the Legal and Finance Teams and third party payment handler) where necessary to carry out the purpose.
Internal service areas including Housing, Electoral Services, Environmental Health, Planning Enforcement, Building Control, Parking Services for the purpose of carrying out our regulatory functions and legal obligations including those under the Town and Country Planning Act, Building Act / Building Regulations, Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and the Environmental Protection Act and for the purpose of identifying and preventing fraud
Externally, we may share information about you with other billing authorities for the purpose of recovering debt; and your name, household composition, payment and account information with the Child Support Agency, DWP, NFI, credit reference companies; HM Courts and Tribunal Services and HMRC for the purposes of assessing liability and for fraud identification and prevention.
Your claim information is processed by external printers acting on the council's behalf and is scanned by our IT company.
With your consent, we may also share financial information with Homemaker for the purpose of preventing homelessness and your contact information with local Foodbanks. We may also discuss your application with your Landlord where authorised, by you, to do so.
Information about debts owed by you to the council may be provided to the insolvency service in response to requests received under The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
We share the information in order to provide the services outlined above as part of the scheme:
Your personal data will be stored securely and will not be accessible to anyone else, including other services within the Council, unless detailed above.
Transferring of data outside the EU
Your data will not be transferred outside the EU. It will be securely stored electronically within the UK only, unless it was necessary for safeguarding or for the prevention and detection of crime.
Length of time we keep your information
We will retain personal data for six years from when the record is no longer required for the administration of benefits and hardship payments and will delete or destroy it at the end of that period.
Individual rights
You have a number of rights under the General Data Protection Regulations. These can be found on the ICO website
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please email data.protection@swdevon.gov.uk.
The Data Controller for your information
The Data Controllers for this information are:
South Hams District Council
Follaton House
Plymouth Road
TQ9 5NE West Devon Borough Council
Kilworthy Park
Drake Road
PL19 0BZ
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The Home Office
The Councils have a duty to appoint a Data Protection Officer. The Council's Data Protection Officer is Drew Powell,
South Hams District Council/West Devon Borough Council,
Follaton House,
Plymouth Road,
Totnes,
TQ9 5NE
If you have any queries about our privacy notices or would like to exercise your data rights or make a complaint, please contact the Data Protection Officer by
emailing data.protection@swdevon.gov.uk,
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New US General Officer Pistol Book Is Out
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"U.S. General Officers Pistols: A Collectors Guide" has finally arrived after a lengthy gestation. It covers all USGI pistols and revolvers issued to US General Officers from the inception of the program in WW2 to now. While some of the GO guns are familiar to martial arms collectors (the Colt Pocket Automatics in .32 and .380 ACP) others are not (the S&W Model 39 issued to USAF Generals).
The co-authors, Kevin Williams and Dr. John W. Brunner, approach the subject from a deep knowledge base. Williams is an arms researcher and prolific author who has published articles in Man At Arms, The Rampant Colt, and the S&WCA Journal. Brunner is an OSS veteran and the author of OSS Weapons II, The Colt Pocket Hammerless Automatic Pistols II, and OSS Special Operations in China, among others.
Earlier books, such as 1989's "The Colt General Officers Pistols" by Horace Greeley IV, have provided a foundation for collectors of GO pistols. "U.S. General Officers Pistols: A Collectors Guide" extends that body of knowledge and provides new, never before published information on many topics including the Beretta M9 GO pistols and the interesting and varied GO pistol accoutrements. Providing useful context are the numerous period photos of GO pistols in use. Of particular value to collectors is the listing of USAF GO pistols by serial number and another list of M1911A1 .45 pistols issued to GOs during that period of time when the purpose-built GO pistols were out of stock. Of great utility will be the list of Colt Pocket Autos that are tabulated by both serial number and by the name of the GO to whom they were issued.
At 254 pages the Guide covers the waterfront on these pistols so well that it is hard to imagine a better book on the subject ever being attempted. From Phillips Publications it is priced at $79.95. Highly recommended.
Kevin Williams has copies available at his website http://www.usgipistols.com/ .
Charlie Flick
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Travellers searching for a new level of luxury in London can look forward to discovering Belmond Cadogan Hotel, opening early 2019. The hotel is celebrating its opening with a special offer available only to guests who reserve their stay through an advisor affiliated with leading global luxury travel network Virtuoso®.
Travellers who book from 1st February to 30th April, 2019 will receive a guaranteed suite upgrade at the time of their reservation upon availability. After that date, the hotel will provide an upgrade upon arrival if available.
Belmond Cadogan Hotel will be a 'home away from home' on prestigious Sloane Street, renowned as a luxury shopping enclave. Positioned between chic Chelsea and glamorous Knightsbridge, it offers the best of two of London's most fashionable and artistic neighbourhoods. The £36.6 million project will restore the unique heritage of the magnificent Queen Anne Revival property, dating from 1887, while fully renovating the property in a contemporary style as one of London's most exclusive retreats. Rich details will celebrate and preserve the hotel's heritage, while the design offers a front-row seat to modern London society.
Belmond Cadogan Hotel has long played an integral role in the cultural history of the Kensington and Chelsea area, and it will draw inspiration from the neighborhood's character, offering an elegant meeting place for both guests and the local community. The hotel's legendary connections include pioneering explorer and scientist Sir Hans Sloane, flamboyant writer Oscar Wilde, and actress Lillie Langtry.
Executive Chef Adam Handling will showcase contemporary British cuisine honouring tradition and local provenance, all with zero waste. Handling has been recognised as a rising culinary star for his exceptional cuisine that marries daring flavours with out-of-the ordinary techniques, creating harmonious dishes. The main restaurant will feature an open kitchen providing a window onto the chef's theatre. The Bar and Terrace, accessed directly from Pont Street, is set to become a local favourite, featuring drinks and lighter bites. The Tea Lounge will offer Handling's specially crafted tea service.
Belmond Cadogan Hotel is the brand's first and only hotel in London, complemented by the brand's existing UK portfolio including the Belmond British Pullman vintage day train based out of London Victoria Station, Belmond Royal Scotsman sleeper train and Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire. Guests will be able to enjoy a seamless Belmond experience around the British Isles, a town-and-country package, or a journey on the legendary Venice Simplon Orient Express.
Belmond Cadogan Hotel is the latest luxury property to open with assistance from the highly regarded Virtuoso Preview program, which provides advantages exclusively for clients of affiliated travel advisors. Preview is part of Virtuoso's esteemed Hotels & Resorts Program, encompassing more than 1,300 world-class properties in over 100 countries.


We believe justice cannot survive in Kansas unless our courts are fair, independent, and open to all. We're speaking up to protect Kansans' trust in our judicial system and to provide access to independent information on judicial performance.
Together with the Kansans for Fair Courts coalition, Kansas Appleseed defeated proposed legislation that would have ended the merit selection of justices in Kansas and defended the independence of our state's judicial system. Our research and advocacy convinced the city of Lawrence to repeal their jail fees ordinance and forgive $700,000 in accumulated unpaid fees.
We also provided tens of thousands of Kansas voters with independent information and professional evaluations leading up to the 2016 judicial retention elections. Learn more at kansasjudgereview.org.
Together with the Kansans for Smart Justice coalition, we are pushing for comprehensive criminal justice reform in Kansas. Visit docoforjailalternatives.org for more information about alternatives to jail expansion in Douglas County.
"Leading Groups Urge Voters: Protect Fair Courts, Make Informed Choice in Judicial Election."


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George D. Shuman (* 1952) ist ein US-amerikanischer Autor von Kriminalromanen.

Shuman wuchs auf einer Farm Südwesten des US-amerikanischen Bundesstaats Pennsylvania auf. Anfang der 1970er Jahre zog er nach Washington, D.C., wo er seine Polizeilaufbahn als Undercover-Agent des Drogendezernats begann. Anschließend war er in verschiedenen Innendienstpositionen tätig, bis er nach zwanzig Jahren den Polizeidienst als Lieutenant Commander der Abteilung für Öffentliche Integrität des Bereichs Interne Angelegenheiten quittierte.

Mitte der 1990er Jahre zog er nach Nantucket, Massachusetts, wo er als Hotelmanager arbeitete. 2006 erschien sein erster Kriminalroman, 18 Seconds (18 Sekunden), mit dem er auf Anhieb den internationalen Durchbruch schaffte. Zentrale Figur ist die blinde Sherry Moore, die über die einzigartige Fähigkeit verfügt, das Kurzzeitgedächtnis eines Toten, das die Wahrnehmungen der letzten 18 Sekunden seines Lebens enthält, bei direktem Körperkontakt auszulesen.

Werke (Sherry Moore Reihe)
 18 Seconds (2006) – 18 Sekunden (2008)
 Last Breath (2007) – Die Hand des Todes (2008)
 Lost Girls (2008) – Blinde Angst (2009)
 Second Sight (2009)

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The 29th of July 2016 at 14:00 (2pm).
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Baringa offers a wide range of career opportunities for graduates, young professionals, (senior) consultants, and experienced consultants. Various positions are available, please see the Baringa website for details of current vacancies.
Every year Baringa organises a variety of recruitment events for students, school leavers and graduates such as business courses, workshops and campus events at universities. In addition Baringa also organises events for clients, including seminars and workshops, as well as events for experienced consultants – such as career sessions or alumni events. Below you can find an up-to-date overview of Baringa events. Click on an event to view the full description.
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Scottish Opera produces and presents opera throughout Scotland and further afield, including the major cities - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness. We tour small, to mid - scale opera throughout Scottish communities. We reach 35,000 people each year through prolific education activity, from pre-fives to adult learners, in 250 venues across Scotland.
Scottish Opera is Scotland's national opera company and the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland. Founded in 1962, the Company is committed to bringing world class opera to as many people as possible across Scotland.
Scottish Opera exists to perform and annually presents four main stage productions each year in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness. The Company tours over 50 other theatres, village halls and community centres with small scale touring productions.
The Company invests in new talent through its Emerging Artist programme that nurtures young singers and in its commitment to annually commissioning new opera. Over the last three years Scottish Opera has commissioned 15 short operas as part of its commitment to nurturing opera makers.
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Researchers Tag Eggs and Embryos With Bar Codes, For Easy In-Vitro Fertilization
The bar code tags do not remain in the fully grown organism
By Mara Hvistendahl | Published Nov 24, 2010 1:43 AM
Critics of the selection that's often involved in assisted reproductive technology – picking a 5'10", blond-haired, Ivy League grad egg donor, for example – say it turns conceiving a baby into a shopping exercise. It's probably safe to venture, however, that none of the critics envisioned a day when we'd be bar-coding embryos.
That is precisely what researchers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona have done, reports New Scientist. Using cells from mouse embryos and eggs, the scientists developed a procedure that involves inserting microscopic silicon bar codes into a gap between the cell membrane and an outer membrane called the zona pellucida.
The next step is to try the technique on human embryos and eggs. That will happen soon; the Government of Catalonia health department has already approved the method for use on genetic material provided by Spanish fertility clinics.
The technique could help fertility doctors avoid mix-ups during in-vitro fertilization – such as a 2002 case in which a white couple gave birth to black twins.
Mara Hvistendahl is writing Unnatural Selection, a book on reproductive technology, sex selection, and gender imbalance.
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Pyow-hack revisited : two analyses of putty-nosed monkey alarm calls
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Schlenker, Philippe
Chemla, Emmanuel
Arnold, Kate
Zuberbuehler, Klaus
Primate linguistics
Primate semantics
Putty-nosed calls
Alarm calls
Compositionality
BF Psychology
3rd-DAS
Male putty-nosed monkeys have two main alarm calls, pyows and hacks. While pyows have a broad distribution suggestive of a general call, hacks are often indicative of eagles. In a series of articles, Arnold and Zuberbühler showed that putty-nosed monkeys sometimes produce distinct pyow-hack sequences made of a small number of pyows followed by a small number of hacks; and that these are predictive of group movement. Arnold and Zuberbühler claimed that pyow-hack sequences are syntactically combinatorial but not semantically compositional because their meaning cannot be derived from the meanings of their component parts. We compare two theories of this phenomenon. One formalizes and modifies the non-compositional theory. The other presents a semantically compositional alternative based on weak meanings for pyow ('general alarm') and hack ('non-ground movement'), combined with pragmatic principles of competition; a crucial one is an 'Urgency Principle' whereby calls that provide information about the nature/location of a threat must come before calls that do not. Semantically, pyow-hack sequences are compatible with any kind of situation involving (moving) aerial predators or (arboreal) movement of the monkeys themselves. But in the former case, hacks provide information about the location of a threat, and hence should appear at the beginning of sequences. As a result, pyow-hack sequences can only be used for non-threat-related situations involving movement, hence a possible inference that they involve group movement. Without adjudicating the debate, we argue that a formal analysis can help clarify competing theories and derive new predictions that might decide between them.
Schlenker , P , Chemla , E , Arnold , K & Zuberbuehler , K 2016 , ' Pyow-hack revisited : two analyses of putty-nosed monkey alarm calls ' , Lingua , vol. 171 , pp. 1-23 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.10.002
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.10.002
Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher's policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2015.10.002
Schlenker: The research leading to these results received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007–2013)/ERC Grant Agreement N° 324115-FRONTSEM (PI: Schlenker). Schlenker and Chemla: Research was conducted at Institut d'Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure – PSL Research University. Institut d'Etudes Cognitives is supported by grants ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL* and ANR-10-LABX-0087 IEC. Arnold: The research leading to these results received funding from the Leverhulme Trust. Zuberbühler: The research leading to these results received funding from the European Research Council under ERC grant 'Prilang 283871' and also from the Swiss National Science Foundation under grant 'FN 310030_143359/1'.


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Alberta human rights law protects you
The Alberta Human Rights Act (the Act) protects people from discrimination in Alberta under specific protected areas and grounds. Under the Act, a person may make a complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commission if they believe, on reasonable grounds, that someone has contravened the Act. A contravention of the Act can include discrimination based on one or more protected grounds in one or more protected areas.
The Act does not allow a person to make a human rights complaint to the Commission with malicious intent. If a person makes a complaint with malicious intent, and the complaint is also frivolous (having no merit whatsoever) or vexatious (made with the sole purpose of harassing another person), the respondent can make a human rights complaint against the complainant.
Once a complaint is accepted, the Commission keeps all parties to a complaint informed and welcomes questions at any time. The complainant is the person who makes a complaint. The respondent is the person, organization or association against whom the complaint is made. Together they are called the "parties" to the complaint. A brief outline of the human rights complaint process is provided below. For more detailed information, please contact the Commission.
The Commission works with both the complainant and the respondent to resolve a complaint. Resolving a complaint takes time. At every step, the parties are encouraged to find a resolution that is fair to both parties and in keeping with the Act.
The Commission follows defined processes and steps to ensure that both parties are treated in a fair, respectful and professional manner.
This guide is for the complainant. It explains the complaint process and tells you about your rights and responsibilities. The Commission also has a guide for respondents.
What kinds of discrimination does Alberta human rights law cover?
The Act prohibits discrimination in the protected areas described below. Please note that the descriptions below are not legal definitions. They are guidelines to help you make your complaint.
Employment applications or advertisements applies to the use or circulation of any job application form or job advertisement that expresses any limitation, specification or preference based on a protected ground under the Act. It also applies to the written or oral questions asked of any applicants for employment.
Employment practices applies to refusals to employ or to continue to employ any person due to a protected ground under the Act. It also applies to discrimination related to any term or condition of employment.
Equal pay applies to situations where an individual receives a lower rate of pay than employees of a different gender even though they do similar or the same work for the same employer.
Goods, services, accommodation or facilities applies to goods, services, accommodation or facilities customarily available to the public, such as those provided by restaurants, retail stores, hotels, hospitals, schools, municipalities and many other businesses and organizations. Accommodation also applies to condominiums, housing units, and mobile home sites.
Membership in trade unions, employers' organizations or occupational associations applies to situations where a person is excluded from becoming a member, is being expelled or suspended from membership, or is discriminated against as a member.
Statements, publications, notices, signs, symbols, emblems or other representations applies to the publication, issue or display before the public of any statement, publication, notice, sign, symbol, emblem or other representation that is discriminatory, shows an intent to discriminate, or is likely to expose anyone to hatred or contempt. Section 3 of the Act shall not be deemed to interfere with the free expression of opinion on any subject.
Tenancy applies to being denied occupancy of a self-contained residential dwelling unit or a commercial unit that is advertised or otherwise in any way represented as being available for occupancy by a tenant. It also applies to being discriminated against in any term or condition of the tenancy.
The Alberta Human Rights Act protects people from discrimination in Alberta based on the protected grounds listed below, whether the protected grounds are real or perceived. A complaint must be based on at least one of these protected grounds. Except where noted, the descriptions below are not legal definitions. They are guidelines to help you make your complaint.
Age - as defined in the Act, means 18 years of age or older, except for the purposes of providing a benefit to minors or a class of minors, and, in some cases, age restrictions regarding occupancy of rented accommodations or condominiums.
For more information about providing benefits to minors or age restrictions and occupancy, contact the Commission's confidential inquiry line.
Ancestry - includes belonging to a group of people related by a common heritage.
Colour - includes the colour of a person's skin.
Family status - as defined in the Act, means the state of being related to another person by blood, marriage or adoption.
Gender - includes the state of being female, male, transgender or two-spirited. The ground of gender also includes pregnancy and sexual harassment.
Gender expression - refers to the varied ways in which a person expresses their gender, which can include a combination of dress, demeanour, social behaviour and other factors.
Gender identity - refers to a person's internal, individual experience of gender, which may not coincide with the sex assigned to them at birth. A person may have a sense of being a woman, a man, both, or neither. Gender identity is not the same as sexual orientation, which is also protected under the Act.
Marital status - as defined in the Act, means the state of being married, single, widowed, divorced, separated or living with a person in a conjugal relationship outside marriage.
Mental disability - as defined in the Act, means any mental disorder, developmental disorder or learning disorder, regardless of the cause or duration of the disorder.
Physical disability - as defined in the Act, means any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes epilepsy, paralysis, amputation, lack of physical coordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, and physical reliance on a guide dog, service dog, wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device.
Place of origin - includes place of birth and usually refers to a country or province.
Race - includes belonging to a group(s) of people, usually of a common descent, who may share common physical characteristics, such as skin colour.
Religious beliefs - as defined in the Act, includes native spirituality.
Sexual orientation - includes gay, lesbian, heterosexual, bi-sexual or asexual.
Source of income - as defined in the Act, means lawful source of income. This ground includes any income that attracts stigma to its recipients.
For more information about protected areas and grounds, see the Commission information sheet Protected areas and grounds under the Alberta Human Rights Act or contact the Commission.
How do I make a human rights complaint?
When you call or come into the Commission's offices, you will speak to a human rights officer about your complaint. If the human rights officer believes the situation may have involved a contravention of the Act, they will talk to you about the complaint process.
The Commission must have a written record of your complaint. To make sure that you include all the details, we ask you to fill out a Human Rights Complaint Form, or write a letter that answers all the questions asked in the form. If you have any letters, memos, email messages or other documents that support your position, you should attach copies of them to your complaint form. The accepted written complaint will be shared with the respondent, along with any attachments.
The Act prohibits the making of a human rights complaint with malicious intent. If a person makes a human rights complaint with malicious intent, and the complaint is also frivolous (having no merit whatsoever) or vexatious (made with the sole purpose of harassing another person), the respondent to the complaint can make a human rights complaint against the complainant.
The Commission will not respond to general human rights inquiries sent by email. Please contact the Commission by phone or regular email if you have a specific complaint. You may deliver your Complaint Form and Complainant Contact Information Form to the Commission in person, by mail or fax.
Please remember to include the Complainant Contact Information form so we can reach you. If you do not maintain current contact information with the Commission, your complaint may be closed or dismissed. We do not share your contact information with anyone outside the Commission.
How much time do I have to make a complaint?
The Commission must receive your completed complaint form or letter within one year after the alleged contravention of the Act. The one-year period starts the day after the date on which the alleged contravention of the Act occurred. For help calculating the one-year period, contact the Commission. We encourage you to submit your complaint form as soon as possible following the alleged contravention of the Act. Neither the Director of the Commission nor the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals has the discretion to extend the one-year limit defined in the Act.
Who can help me make a complaint?
You can get someone to help you write your complaint or to write the complaint for you. Someone else may also make a complaint on your behalf, or you may make a complaint on behalf of another person. Please note that you can have someone help or represent you, including being the contact person for your complaint, however, you are still the complainant.
When necessary, Commission staff will help a person prepare a complaint if they need help because of barriers such as literacy difficulties or a disability.
You do not need to hire a lawyer to make a human rights complaint. However, if you choose to have someone give you legal advice or represent you, you are responsible for any legal costs. The Commission does not pay legal costs for you or for the respondent.
The Commission will provide information about the human rights complaint process, but Commission staff do not provide any legal advice to either complainants or respondents. Information provided in this guide is not a legal opinion or legal advice on the Alberta Human Rights Act or your rights.
Can a person be fired or evicted for making a complaint?
It is unlawful for anyone to retaliate against you for making or attempting to make a human rights complaint under the Act. It is also unlawful for anyone to retaliate against someone who provides information about a complaint or helps in the investigation of a complaint made under the Act.
If anyone tries to pressure you to drop your complaint, or threatens you, contact the Commission.
If you feel your safety or the safety of anyone you name during the complaint process is at risk, please call your local police service first, and then let the Commission know.
The Commission has received my complaint. What happens now?
Any person who has reasonable grounds for believing the Act has been contravened can make a human rights complaint. When the Commission receives a complaint, it assesses the complaint to determine if it can be accepted. For a complaint to be accepted, it must meet the requirements set out in section 20(2) of the Act and in Commission bylaws 2(1) and 2(2), which may be accessed through the Commission's website. Commission staff may ask you for additional information as part of the assessment process, if your submission is unclear or incomplete.
In order to be accepted, a complaint must be received by the Commission within one year of the alleged contravention of the Act. The Commission cannot accept complaints made outside of this one-year limitation period. If the alleged contravention is of an ongoing nature, then the complaint should specify the time period that applies to the alleged contravention as a whole, and should identify the date of the most recent alleged contravention. Any events or allegations in a complaint that fall outside of this one-year period can only be considered for context. Note that neither the Director of the Commission nor the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals has the discretion to extend the one-year limit defined in the Act.
A complaint must contain adequate detail in order to be in "a form acceptable to the Commission" under bylaw 2(2). While complainants should provide as much relevant information as possible about the allegations, the following information is required in order for a complaint to be accepted:
The complainant's name
If the complaint is brought on behalf of someone else, the name(s) of those individual(s)
Where the complainant is able to provide it, the name(s) of any person(s), company, and/or organization alleged to have contravened the Act
The date, approximate location and nature of the alleged contravention(s)
In order to satisfy requirements contained in section 20(1) of the Act and bylaw 2(1)(a), you must provide reasonable grounds for believing that the Act has been contravened. This means you must provide sufficient detail about the nature of the alleged contravention of the Act (for example, specifically who said or did what to you, and when) and explain why you believe any alleged contraventions of the Act are linked to a protected ground. Complaint forms must be signed by complainants, their authorized representatives, or legal counsel.
The threshold is low for acceptance of a complaint by the Commission and at this stage you do not need to provide evidence or witnesses to prove your allegations, but you should attach copies of any supporting documentation or other records that are relevant to the allegations made in the complaint to their complaint form.
If the Commission refuses to accept your complaint, we will notify you in writing and provide our reason(s) why the Commission cannot accept your complaint. If you do not agree with the Commission's decision to not accept your complaint, you can appeal this decision to the Regional Director and, in turn, to the Director of the Commission.
If your complaint is accepted, the Commission sends a copy of the complaint to the party or parties that you have made a complaint against (the respondent). The Commission will ask the respondent to provide a written response to the complaint and explain their point of view about the alleged contravention of the Act. We also ask the respondent to suggest how the matter might be resolved. We send you a copy of the written response provided by the respondent.
The respondent may have a lawyer or someone else advising them. These people may also see your complaint.
What happens after I receive the respondent's written response?
You should carefully review the written response. At this point, one of four things may happen:
At any time, you may choose to withdraw your complaint in writing for any reason. The respondent's explanation may be all you want. Or you may simply not want to continue with the complaint for your own personal reasons.
The Commission may offer conciliation, which is a voluntary step to try to resolve your differences with the respondent with the help of a conciliator assigned by the Commission. It is your choice whether to try conciliation.
The Commission may also begin investigation of your complaint. This normally happens if the respondent or you do not want to participate in conciliation, or if conciliation is unsuccessful.
At any stage of the complaint process, the complaint may be referred to the Director of the Commission for the Director's review and decision. The Director may dismiss or discontinue the complaint or continue the complaint, including referring the complaint to a tribunal.
Can't I just deal with the respondent myself?
Once the Commission has accepted the complaint, you may propose a resolution at any time by contacting the Commission for assistance.
You may choose to contact the respondent directly. It is prohibited for anyone, including respondents, to retaliate against you for making a complaint under the Act, or to retaliate against anyone assisting you. Retaliation is a contravention of the Act and may become the basis for another human rights complaint against the respondent. The prohibition against retaliation also prevents anyone from retaliating against a person who gives evidence, makes a disclosure, or otherwise participates in a proceeding under the Act.
Conciliation is a voluntary, non-adversarial way of resolving differences. The Commission may assign a conciliator to try to help the parties resolve their differences. The success rate of conciliation is high;: more than half of complaints are resolved at the conciliation stage. The conciliator will help you understand the human rights issues in the complaint, human rights law and what types of resolutions are common in such complaints.
The complainant and respondent may meet together with the conciliator, or each of you may meet with the conciliator separately or over the phone. The conciliator does not take sides or investigate the complaint. If the parties resolve their differences, the complaint is closed. If the parties cannot resolve their differences, or if one or both of the parties decline conciliation, the complaint may go to the investigation step of the complaint process,, or it may be referred to the Director for review. Under section 22 of the Act, the Director may, at any time, dismiss or discontinue the complaint or continue the complaint, including referring the complaint to a tribunal.
All offers of resolution made by the parties during conciliation are made on a "without prejudice" basis. The investigator will not know what offers of resolution were discussed during conciliation.
The purpose of investigation is to gather information related to the complaint, share collected information with the parties, seek their comments, and assess whether there is a reasonable basis to proceed with the complaint. The Commission will inform the parties if an investigator is assigned. The investigator is neutral and will thoroughly assess all information and consider applicable law.
If the parties want to try to resolve their differences at any point in the investigation process, the complaint may be returned to conciliation. The complainant may also withdraw the complaint in writing at any time and for any reason.
If an investigation report is produced, it will be provided to both parties. The investigation report will either support the complaint and recommend to the Director of the Commission that there is a reasonable basis to proceed, or it will recommend to the Director that there is not a reasonable basis to proceed.
Alternatively, during the investigation, the complaint may be expedited to the Director of the Commission, who may decide at any time to dismiss or discontinue the complaint or continue with the complaint, including referring the complaint to a tribunal. The Commission will notify both parties if a complaint is expedited to the Director for a decision under section 22 of the Act.
What happens if there is a reasonable basis to proceed?
If the information provided by the parties during any stage of the complaint process shows that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with the complaint, the Commission will assist the parties in attempting settlement of the complaint (commonly referred to as resolution).
A remedy can be financial or non-financial compensation for losses that you experienced. A remedy is intended to restore you to the position you would have been in if a contravention of the Act had not occurred. It is not intended to punish the respondent. Examples of remedies include money, an apology or a change in policy. The respondent may also be directed to participate in a human rights education activity. If a complaint is resolved, the Commission will have the parties sign an agreement. For more information about remedies, please see the Commission's Remedy information sheet.
If the parties agree to resolve the complaint at any time, the parties should document and sign the agreement and provide a copy of the signed agreement to the Commission. Alternatively, you can choose to provide the Commission a signed withdrawal of your complaint. Once the Commission receives either of these documents, it will close your complaint.
If you refuse to accept an offer from the respondent to resolve the complaint that the Director thinks is fair and reasonable, the Director can discontinue your complaint and your complaint will be closed unless you request the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals to review the Director's decision (commonly referred to as an appeal).
If the respondent does not offer a remedy that the Director of the Commission considers fair and reasonable, the Director may report to the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals that you and the respondent are unable to resolve the complaint. The Chief of the Commission and Tribunals then appoints a human rights tribunal to hear your complaint.
What if I disagree with the investigator's recommendation to the Director of the Commission that there is no reasonable basis to proceed?
The investigator's recommendation to the Director of Commission is not a final disposition of your complaint. Before the Director of the Commission decides there is or is not a reasonable basis to proceed with your complaint, the parties to the complaint will have the opportunity to provide comments to the Director about the investigator's recommendation.
What if there is no reasonable basis to proceed with my complaint?
If the information provided by the parties during any stage of the complaint process does not show that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with the complaint, the Director of the Commission may dismiss the complaint under section 22 of the Act.
What if I disagree with the Director's decision to dismiss or discontinue my complaint?
If you disagree with the Director's decision to dismiss or discontinue your complaint, you have 30 days after you receive the Notice of Dismissal or Notice of Discontinuance to submit a written request for review (commonly referred to as an appeal) of the Director's decision to the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals. Only you as the complainant can request a review of the Director's decision to dismiss or discontinue your complaint. This 30-day deadline cannot be extended by either the Director or the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals. For more information about how to request a review, see the Commission's information sheet Complaint Process.
If the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals agrees that the complaint should have been dismissed or, in the case of a discontinuance, that a proposed resolution was fair and reasonable, then the Director's decision will be upheld and the complaint will be closed.
If the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals decides that the complaint should not have been dismissed or, in the case of a discontinuance, that the proposed resolution was not fair and reasonable, then the Director's decision will be overturned. The Chief of the Commission and Tribunals will then ask you if you want to take the complaint to a human rights tribunal. If you choose to take your complaint to a human rights tribunal, then the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals appoints a tribunal. If you do not choose to take your complaint to a tribunal, then the complaint is closed.
A decision by the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals to uphold or overturn the dismissal or discontinuance of the complaint is final and binding, subject only to judicial review by the Court of Queen's Bench. A judicial review involves particular legal principles and is not simply an appeal of the decision. A complainant must bring an application for judicial review within six months of the decision of the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals.
Referral to Tribunal
A complaint may be referred for hearing to a human rights tribunal if: the parties are unable to resolve a complaint and the Director has determined there is a reasonable basis in the evidence to proceed; if the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals overturns the Director's decision to dismiss a complaint; or, in the case of discontinuance by the Director, if the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals believes that that the proposed resolution was not fair and reasonable.
A human rights tribunal is made up of one or three Members of the Commission, who are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The tribunal acts as a quasi-judicial body-that is, they have the power to hear sworn evidence and decide a complaint, but their hearings are less formal than a court hearing. Tribunal hearings are usually open to the public.
More information about the tribunal process can be found on the Commission website.
A complainant is the person who makes a complaint to the Commission because they have a reasonable basis to believe that someone has discriminated against them or that the Act has been contravened. A complainant may also make a complaint on behalf of someone else. Completing the complaint form or making a complaint does not mean that your complaint has been accepted by the Commission.
The respondent is the employer, service provider, landlord, organization or individual you are complaining about.
Protected areas are the situations in which discrimination is prohibited under the Act. These descriptions are not legal definitions. For more information about protected areas, contact the Commission.
In Alberta, people may not be discriminated against because of a protected ground listed in the Act. Except where noted, these descriptions are not legal definitions. For more information about protected grounds, contact the Commission.
When you fill out the Complainant Contact Information form, remember to provide complete contact information. The Commission will keep this information confidential. If you do not maintain current contact information with the Commission, your complaint may be closed or dismissed.
Without prejudice is a legal term that means any offer or admission made during conciliation is only for use during conciliation and cannot be used anywhere else.
A remedy is compensation for losses that you experienced. It can be financial or non-financial.
For more information about human rights law and the complaint process, please contact the Commission.


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Q: SQL Server 2008 displays data it should not I have a really strange problem with SQL Server 2008. We have an e-commerce cart ASPDOTNETSTOREFRONT and we set the product category to UNPUBLISHED(via the carts admin section), and in the database record is set as 0 which is correct.
We refresh the page and the category is gone from the webpage.
All day yesterday the category wasnt showing and then today the category is now showing in the page and in the admin section and database its set to un-published. It makes no logical sense whats so ever!
The server has a C:\ is 25GB and only has 100MB free space! and the OS is loaded onto it with SQL Server but the websites are hosted on the D:\ which has 500GB of free space.
What can i do to investigate this further? (Please migrate this if its in the wrong stack website but i think programmers would maybe experiance something similar so might have a solution)

A: The categories of the products disappeared most likely because you set those products as unpublished.  In regards to the website not viewing the updates in real-time, this is the weird stuff with ASP.Net, sometimes saving the web.config file without making any changes to it, updates the website cache and views the changes.. I know, it's weird.  Otherwise, you may need to press reset cache button in the storefront admin.

A: The problem was because the XML package entity.grid.xml.config didnt contain the following:
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="Published=1">
<xsl:call-template name="SubCatCell">
<xsl:with-param name="scName" select="$scName" />
</xsl:call-template>
</xsl:when>

The sub category is now checking if its published, if it IS, then show it.

A: I would use SQL Profiler to check what sql queries are run by the ASP.Net application. If sql server is actually returning data that it should not, then investigate data in the tables. If SQL server is not returning the data, but it is displayed, then the problem is with cache somewhere: either with storefront or with your browser.

A: It is most probably happens due to the caching feature in IIS, server or browser if it is a web-app. You basically, need to make your checks in severeal places:

*

*By querying the database, where new record creation may still
reference values from front-end application

*Caching in client and server sides

*Use SQL profiler and Fiddler for web-application

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If you haven't heard Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 is coming, a follow up to the hugely successful MAA game which found acclaim via Facebook.
Avengers Alliance 2 is going to be mobile only however on iOS and Android and right now the game is in its soft launch stage, meaning that there isn't a Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 release date for US and UK players yet.
As far as we're aware, the game is only available in the Philippines, Denmark, Australia and Sweden. However, the worldwide launch is coming soon and we wanted to give you a heads-up that you can pre-register before the game is out and you can get a free hero in return.
Head to this website here and once the game is available you can get either Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, or Groot within 30 days.
If you are a fan of the first game and definitely intend to try out MAA 2 then you should register while this offer is still running.
In the meantime, we've added some Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 gameplay below from those who are already playing the Android version which is a lot more accessible than iOS.
Are you currently waiting for Avengers Alliance 2 to come out on iPhone in your country? Give us your thoughts on the new gameplay format below and the new design style compared to MAA on Facebook.


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Q: Excel - copy Row to Column , ADDED MORE DETAILS I tried transpose where I like 1 row for Client and Attribute across. but it's giving me all attribute across (in columns) without keeping the Client in tack. It should look like this afterwards

Client column 1 column 2 column 3 column 4 column 5 New Client Accounting Legal work Screencasts Training Tutorials Envato Tutorials
When I select and use Excel's transpose I get following.

But it should look like below (manually created)

A: I found the answer using Pivot table where show text in the values area. Here is the article that helped.
https://excel.officetuts.net/examples/show-text-in-pivot-values-area/


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WWE Co-President on if They View AEW as Competition, if SmackDown Will be Hurt by Airing on Fridays
May 15, 2019 - by badrose - Leave a Comment
WWE Co-President George Barrios was a speaker at the 47th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston.
During the conference, Barrios was asked if WWE considers AEW as competition.
"The best comment I've ever heard was from Reed Hastings who said, 'Sleep is competition.' He nailed it. You are competing for people's time. So, whether it's Fortnite, the NBA, Kung Fu novels – we are fighting for people's time. So, everyone is a competitor at everything. So yeah, AEW has announced and welcome to the game."
Barrios also attempted to put a positive spin on Smackdown moving to Friday night.
"It's hard to compare," Barrios said referencing when SmackDown aired on Fridays from 2005-2015. "We have been on Friday nights before but we've never been live. We think it's a net positive, generally. Having a few days between [Raw and SmackDown] is helpful to some degree. But ultimately, we'll see how the fans react. But we think it's a generally positive thing happening."
SmackDown started out on Thursdays before moving to Fridays. It then moved back to Thursdays briefly before moving to Tuesdays in 2016.
As Barrios mentioned, this will be the first time the show will air live on Fridays. In regards to if SmackDown will air on a tape delay on the West Coast, Barrios deferred to FOX.
"Our partners are still working through that. If you look at today, depending on who the provider is, even with USA, in terms of live on satellite is different than on cable. So, I think FOX will work through that themselves as well. I don't think they've announced it, so we're not gonna announce it," stated Barrios.
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BBC Four Lives: How police caught Stephen Port and the 'opportunities they missed' to catch him
Police failed to pick up on clues from the very beginning of Stephen Port's murder spree
Ertan KarpazliReporter
Stephen Port was given a life sentence after being found guilty for murdering four young men (Image: Metropolitan Police)
It was a warm but partially cloudy day on June 19, 2014 when police received a phone call reporting the discovery of an unconscious young man outside a property in Barking, East London.
When police arrived on the scene, they found that the young man had actually died, and for some strange reason was wearing his underwear back-to-front and inside-out.
Little did police know at the time that just hours earlier, the young man had been inside the property he was found in front of, where he was murdered by the same man who had called the police to the scene.
READ MORE: BBC Four Lives: What happened in each case of the victims of 'Grindr Killer' Stephen Port
The property belonged to none other than Stephen Port, who would later go on to be branded the 'Grindr Killer'.
Anthony Walgate, 23, was a victim of serial killer Stephen Port (Image: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
At the time, police were also unaware that Port had previously been accused of rape, and was known to the authorities, but they didn't consider the death of the young man, who was later identified as Anthony Walgate, to be suspicious.
They ruled out assault despite clear bruising under his arms, and did not forward forensic swabs for DNA testing.
Instead, they judged his death to be a result of a drug overdose.
A few months later, on August 28, 2014, the body of another young man was found in a graveyard in the same area.
The body belonged to Gabriel Kovari, a Slovakian national living in the UK.
Again, police were quick to rule out foul play, ignoring photos Kovari had sent to a friend from inside Port's home just before he died.
Port also murdered Gabriel Kovari, 22 (Image: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
Information provided to police by Kovari's boyfriend in Spain that could have led to Port's capture was also discarded.
Just three weeks after that, a third body was found in the exact same location as the second, this time the victim being Daniel Whitworth.
His body was discovered on September 20, 2014, by the same person who found Kovari's body.
Daniel Whitworth was 21 when Port murdered him (Image: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
This time, however, police did treat the death as being suspicious, but a forged suicide note left at the scene by Port that read "don't blame the guy I was with last night" was seemingly taken for face value, despite concerns of friends and family over the handwriting and lack of mention of the victim's family members.
A little digging into what the victim was doing the night before could have led them to Port, while fingerprint scanning and DNA testing on other items found at the scene might have also pointed police in the direction of the serial killer had they been carried out properly.
Port continued to walk around freely for another 13 months after the three murders.
He committed a fourth murder in September 2015, this time killing 25-year-old Jack Taylor after meeting him on the Grindr dating app.
Jack Taylor, 25, was one of Port's victims (Image: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
His body was found in Barking on September 14, 2015. Despite it being the fourth mysterious death of a young man in the area in the space of 16 months, police again failed to recognise the link between Taylor's death and the three other previous deaths.
Once again, police treated the death as a drug overdose.
Police continued to work on the cases separately, or at least this was the case until a detective who was working on the Walgate case by chance came across CCTV footage showing Taylor with Port on the night he died.
Recognising Port as being the man who initially called 999 on the Walgate case, further investigations were made until it became clear that Port was also linked to the Kovari and Whitworth cases as well.
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Port was arrested on October 15, 2015, before finally being sentenced for his crimes in November 2016.
The second episode of a new BBC One series called Four Lives that details the events surrounding Port's murder spree airs tonight at 9pm.
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The talented film director Joe Gomez brought me in to art direct his newest short film, Ocean Breeze. This project was a thrill for me as I got to reimagine an old dingy motel room in Tennessee and turn it into an oceanside motel in a timeless era. I designed and manufactured room keys, room numbers, motel stationary as well as provided room props and wardrobe styling.


We believe God calls everyone to give generously and joyfully. You may support the ministries of New Beginnings Church through your tax-deductible donations.
Offering Box – Drop your donation (cash or check) in the top of the black offering boxes located in the worship area or place it the trays that are passed immediately following communion.
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The key switches and activates the laser in a single press.
Press and hold for 2 seconds to activate continuous laser measurement (Tracking).
Press once quickly to switch off tracking.
Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to switch off the D510. The D510 automatically switches off after 3 minutes of inactivity.
Turn the beep on/off as per your convenience.
Press the key once to reach the application screen.
Select the settings option from this screen by pressing the soft key underneath the icon .
On this screen**, Beep on/off icon / is loacted at the top right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Beep on/off. Select the icon using = key.
Also toggle between & with = key.
* Press to exit settings.
Use the inbuilt digital level as and when required.
On this screen, Digital level icon / is located on the middle left of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Digital level on/off. Select the icon using = key.
Toggle between & with = key.
Adjust the screen brightness as required.
On this screen, (brightness adjustment) illumination icon is located at the the bottom right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for brightness adjustment.
Select the icon using = key.
Once selected, use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the brightness from the provided 6 levels.
On this screen, the lock icon / is loacted at the centre of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for keypad lock on/off. Select the icon by pressing = key.
Toggle between / with = key.
Once the keypad lock system is activated, the device when switched on needs to be unlocked within 2 seconds after switching it on, or it will automatically switch off.
Press the key within 2 seconds of switching on the device to unlock the key pad (as it will indicate on the display).
The device stores last 30 results by default.
To view the results stored in the memory, press the key once.
Navigate to the memory icon with keys, which is located on the centre left of the display.
Select this icon using = key.
Use navigation keys to view multiple stored results.
Timer is used for self triggering the measuremnt once the laser is activated. The delayed release is recommended for precise aiming, e.g. for long distances, as it avoids shaking of the device while pressing the measurement key.
To set the Timer, press the key once.
Navigate to the Timer icon with keys, which is located at the top left of the display.
Select the time from the provided options with the help of navigation keys.
To confirm setting press = key.
The self release starts once the key is pressed twice.
On this screen the Calculator icon is located at the top centre of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys for Calculator. Select the icon using = key.
Reset setting returns the device to its factory settings. All customization and stored memory is lost.
Move to the 2nd page of the settings with the help of keys.
On this screen, reset setting icon is loacted at the top centre of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for reset setting. Select the icon using = key.
Use soft keys under or X to confirm or cancel respectively.
Offset setting allows you to add or subtract a set value automatically to or from all measurements.
On this screen, Offset setting icon is located at the top left of the display.
Navigate to icon using keys to select for offset setting. Select the icon using = key.
Use & keys to adjust the value.
On this screen, Personalized favourites (a star shaped icon) is loacted at the bottom centre of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys, to select for Personalized favourite. Select the icon using = keys.
*Select your favourite functions and add them to your personal list.
DISTO™ D510 includes Bluetooth® Smart (V4.0) capability that will allow it to automatically send measurements to your tablet or phone. Check out the Leica DISTO™ App Directory to see results on your Android, iOS or Windows devices.
On this screen, Bluetooth icon / is located at the centre right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Bluetooth. Select the icon using = key.
Toggle between & using = key.
*Also Bluetooth switches off as soon as the laser distance meter is switched off.
Leica DISTO™ sketch app. is an ideal interface between the Leica DISTO™ with Bluetooth® and a smart phone, tablet or Windows computer. This allows sketches, photographs and Excel lists with dimensions to be created quickly. The data is subsequently able to be sent directly to the office by e-mail.
Leica Disto X510 is provided with the stock of units that you can change as per your requirement. Change from meter to feet to inches, per your convenience.
Press the key once and you reach the application screen.
On this screen, Distance Units icon is located at the top center of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Distance Units.
Choose from the below listed units keys.
You can also change the Tilt unit setting as well to measure your triangle angles.
On this screen, Tilt Units icon is located at the top left of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys, to select for Tilt Units.
Custom your D510 to measure the distance from its front, rear, middle or the tripod thread of the device.
Each time the device is switched on, the display shows the default or the standard mode as which means that the distance is being measured from the back of the device .
- Measurement from the tripod thread of the device.
Select the Adjust measurement application from the top right section by pressing .
On this screen, Tilt calibration icon is located at the bottom left of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Tilt calibration. Select the icon using = key.
Follow these quick 6 steps to adjust or calibrate your device in case of an unlikely discrepancy.
Place the device on an absolute flat surface with its display up and press .
Next rotate it by 180° and place the device on the surface as it was and press again.
Next stand the device up on a horizontal surface and press .
As indicated rotate the device 18o°in its vertical position and press again.
Next place the device upside down as shown in the picture on the left and press .
Rotate the device again by 180° and place it on the surface and press .
*The device calibration is complete.
To begin, press the key once to switch the laser on and aim at your target.
Pressing again records the measurement and shows the result on the device display.
* For measurements, where there is nothing obvious at the other end for the laser to reflect back, it is recommended that you use Leica branded Target plate for maximum measurement range.
This function determines the minimum or maximum distance from a specific measuring point, e.g. the determination of room diagonals (maximum value) or horizontal distance (minimum value).
To activate permanent measuring, press and hold the key for 2 seconds. This will activate the continuous laser.
Aim the laser at wall corners (maximum value) or horizontal distance (minimum value). The display would show the max. & min. values on the screen.
To stop permanent/minimum-maximum measuring press key once.
Add / Subtract are two basic functions in D510. The keys are displayed on the device for this application.
Press once to add the next measurement to previous one.
Press twice to subtract the next measurement to previous one.
Press the key on the device to activate the camera mode.
With the help of navigation keys zoom the pointfinder to 2x & 4x zoom.
Area measurement is a basic function provided in all Leica Disto devices. This helps you calculate the area of wall or surface just by measuring its sides from the same reference point.
For measuring the area of a surface, press the Function key once.
On this screen, the area application is loacted at the center of the display.
*In E7500i, you can also find the area application at the bottom left of the device as you switch it on.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Area application. Select the icon using = key.
To begin, press the key once to switch the laser on and aim at your target to take the 1st reading.
Once this process is completed the device automatically calculates the area for you.
You can measure two separate areas and add or subtract them from each other with the help of or keys.
The device also calculates the Total linear distance or the circumference of the wall/floor automatically.
For measuring the volume of an object press the Function key once.
On this screen, volume application is located at the bottom right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Volume application. Select the icon using = key.
*All measurement needs to be taken from the same reference point.
Once this process is completed the device automatically calculates the volume on the display.
For measuring the area of a triangular surface, press the Function key once.
Move to the second page of application screen using keys.
On this screen, Triangle Area Measurement icon is located at the top left of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Triangle Area Measurement application. Select the icon using = key.
Measure all three sides of a triangular area aiming lasers at 1st, 2nd and 3rd target points using as indicated , , .
The device also calculates the Total linear distance or the circumference of object measured and the angle between the 1st and 2nd measurement automatically.
A wonderful application to measure the horizontal distance even with an obstruction in the way.
For measuring the distance from an object through Smart Horizontal Mode™, press the Function key once.
On this screen, Smart Horizontal application icon is loacted at the middle right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Smart Horizontal application. Select the icon using = key.
Direct the laser at an angle of a certain tilt and record the measurement by pressing .
The device automatically calculates the horizontal distance from the target.
*Along with the horizontal distance this application also records angle of the tilt, length of the tilt and the vertical height from the device.
The long range mode allows measuring of difficult targets in unfavourable conditions such as bright light or extremely reflective objects.
To activate the long range mode press the Function key once.
On this screen, Long range mode icon is loacted at the Top middle of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for long range mode. Select the icon using = key.
Inclination tracking helps you achieve the absolute 0° or 90° apart from finding the actual inclination of an object such as staircase railings; sloped floors etc. Ideal for horizontal and vertical adjustments.
To activate the Inclination Tracking press the Function key once.
On this screen, Inclination Tracking icon is loacted at the bottom left of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select Inclination Tracking. Select the icon using = key.
The device automatically starts tracking the angle. The device beeps at absolute 0° and 90°.
This function is used to measure the angle and length of a sloped object.
For measuring the length of a sloped object, press the Function key once.
On this screen, Sloped object measurement application icon is loacted at the middle left of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Sloped object application. Select the icon using = key.
To measure the slope, measure points a. & b. from the same reference point.
How to measure a. & b.
a. Aim the laser with the key to the top or the upper point of the slope and press the key again to record that measurement.
b. Same way aim the laser at the lower target of the slope and measure that point.
This function helps you measure the detailed measurements of a Trapezium (an object whose 2 lengths are of 2 different sizes).
Press the Function key once.
Move to the second page of the application screen using keys.
On this screen, Trapezium application icon is loacted at the middle right of the display.
a. Measure the height of the shorter side of the Trapezium shaped building or object with the help of key.
b. Press the key again and from the same reference point aim the laser diagonally at the 2nd point of the Trapezium as shown in the figure. Press key again to record that measurement.
Slope length between the points a. & b.
The angle included between a. & b.
This function helps you measure the height differences between 2 or more reference points.
On this screen, height profile measurement application icon is located at the Top right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Height profile application. Select the icon using = key.
To measure the height difference between 2 or more reference points aim at a certain reference point and record that measurement by pressing .
Next aim the device at the second reference point as shown in the figure on the left and record that measurement by pressing .
*You can repeat this process to measure the difference between more than 2 points.
- Horizontal distance from the device.
- Height difference from the previous reference point.
Use this function to measure the height of an object from a distance. This especially works when you are measuring the height of buildings or trees, objects without suitable reflective points.
For tracking the height of an object, press the Function key once.
On this screen, Height Tracking application icon is loacted at the centre of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for Height Trackin. Select the icon using = key.
To track the height, measure points a. & b. from the same reference point.
a. Aim the laser using key at the lower point of the object and record that measurement by pressing key again.
b. Press the key 3rd time to start Height tracking. Now keep aiming the laser upwards until you have reached your desired point. Press key 4th and the final time to record that last measurement.
Inclination angle at point a.
Length from the device to point a.
Inclination angle at point b.
*The upper point can be targeted with the digital point finder and does not need a reflective laser target as the device only measures the inclination.
This function helps you measure the length of an object indirectly just by focusing on 2 points.
Press the Function key ocne.
On this screen, 2 point indirect length measurement application icon is loacted at the bottom centre of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select the option for 2 point indirect measurement. Select the icon using = key.
To measure the horizontal length through this application, measure points a. & b. from the same reference point.
The device automatically calculates the distance from a. to b.
The device also calculates the distance from the device to points a. & b.
** This application is applicable only to measure the horizontal length. To measure the vertical height please use the Height Tracking function.
This function helps you in measuring the length of an object by focusing on 2 points.
On this screen 3 point indirect length measurement application icon is located at the bottom right of the display.
Navigate to the icon using keys to select for 3 point indirect measurement. Select the icon using = key.
To measure the horizontal length through this application, measure points a.,b. & c. from the same reference point.
How to measure a., b & c.
Similarly measure points b. & c. as shown in the figure on the left and record those measurements using .
The device automatically calculates the distance including these three points.
The device also calculates the distance from the device to points a., b. & c.


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The History of Printing in America: With a Biography of Printers ..., Volume 2
By Isaiah Thomas
Governor Clarke. It was supposed to be published under the patronage of the Honorable Rip Van Dam, who had been president of the council, and opposed the governor and his successor. The New York Gazette, printed by Bradford, was then under the control of the governor.
Newspapers were not at that time burthened with advertisements. I have seen several numbers printed after the paper had been established seven or eight years, with only one or two advertisements. It was well printed. Zenger appears to have understood his business, and to have been a scholar, but he was not correct in the English language, especially in orthography.
On Sunday, the 17th of November, 1734, Zenger was arrested and imprisoned by virtue of a warrant from the governor and council," for printing and publishing several seditious libels," in the New York Weekly Journal, viz: in Numbers 7, 47, 48 and 49. The governor and council by message requested the concurrence of the house of representatives in prosecuting Zenger, and a committee of conference on the subject was chosen by the house and by the council. The house finally ordered the request of the governor and council to lie on the table, and would not concur. The governor and council then ordered the mayor and magistrates, at their quarter session in November, 1734, to attend to the " burning by the common hangman, or whipper, near the pillory, the libellous papers." The mayor's court would not attend to the order; the papers were therefore burnt by the order of the governor, not by the hangman or whipper, who were officers of the corporation, but by the sheriff's servant. At the next term of the supreme court, the grand jury found the presentment against Zenger ignoramus. The attorney general was then directed to file an information against him for printing the said libels, and he remained in prison until another term. His counsel offered exceptions to the commissions of the judges, and prayed to have them filed. The judges would not allow, or even hear the exceptions, and they excluded Zenger's counsel, Mr. Alexander and Mr. Smith, from the bar. Zenger obtained other counsel, viz: Mr. John Chambers, of New York, and Andrew Hamilton, Esq., of Philadelphia. Mr. Hamilton made the journey from Philadelphia to New York for the sole purpose of defending Zenger. Zenger being put to trial pleaded not guilty. The printing and publishing the papers were acknowledged by Zenger's counsel, who offered to give the truth in evidence. This the court would not admit. Mr. Hamilton argued the cause in a most able manner, before the court and a numerous and respectable assemblage of people. The judges observed, that the jury might find that Zenger printed and published the papers in question, and leave it to the court to determine whether they were libellous. Mr. Hamilton remarked, that they might do so, but they had a right, beyond all dispute, to judge of the law as well as the fact, &c. The jury having retired a short time, returned with a verdict, not guilty, to the great mortification of the court, and of all Zenger's prosecutors; but which was received by the audience with loud bursts of applause, concluding with three cheers. The next day Zenger was released from prison, after having been confined eight months.
At the common council of the city of New York, holden on the 29th of September following, the mayor, aldermen and assistants, presented Mr. Hamilton with the freedom of the city, and the thanks of the corporation expressed in the following manner.
" City of New York, ss.: Paul Richards, Esq., Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen, and Assistants of the City of New York, convened in Common Council, to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Whereas, Honour is the just Reward of Virtue, and publick Benefits demand a publick Acknowledgment. We therefore, under a grateful Sense of the remarkable Service done to the Inhabitants of this City and Colony, by Andrew Hamilton, Esq; of Pennsylvania, Barrister at Law, by his learned and generous Defence of the Rights of Mankind and the Liberty of the Press, in the Case of John-Peter Zenger, lately tried on an Information exhibited in the Supreme Court of this Colony, do by these Presents, bear to the said Andrew Hamilton, Esq; the publick Thanks of the Freemen of this Corporation for that signal Service, which he cheerfully undertook under great Indisposition of Body, and generously performed, refusing any Fee or Reward ; and in
1 Testimony of our great Esteem for his Person, and Sense of his Merit, do hereby present him with the Freedom of this Corporation. These are, therefore, to certify and declare, that the said Andrew Hamilton, Esq; is hereby admitted and received and allowed a Freeman and Citizen of said City; To Have, Hold, Enjoy and Partake of all the Benefits, Liberties, Privileges, Freedoms and Immunities whatsoever granted or belonging to a Freeman and Citizen of the same City. In Testimony whereof the Common Council of the said City, in Common Council assembled, have Caused the Seal of the said City to be hereunto affixed this Twenty-Ninth Day of September, Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-Five. "By order of the Common Council,
" William Sharpas, Clerk."
The foregoing grant of the freedom of the city was, by order of the corporation, sent to Mr. Hamilton by Stephen Bayard, one of the aldermen, in a gold box weighing five and a half ounces, made for the occasion. On the lid of the box was engraved the arms of the city, with this motto: " DEMERSÆLEGES TIMEFACTA LIBERTAS HÆC TANDEM EMERGUNT." On the inner side of
the lid : "NON NUMMIS - VIRTUTE PARATUR." On the front of the rim of the box, a part of Tully's wish : ITA CUIQUE EVENIAT, UT DE REPUBLICA MERUIT.
Zenger published the Journal on Mondays, till he died in the summer of 1746. It was continued by his widow, Catharine Zenger, till December, 1748, when she resigned the publication to her son John Zenger. Her imprint was, "New York: Printed by the Widow Cathrine Zenger, at the Printing-Office in Stone-Street; Where Advertisements are taken in, and all Persons may be supplied with this paper." She spelled her name Cathrine in all her imprints and advertisements.
John Zenger, in January, 1748–9, new modelled the title of the Journal, and added a cut, coarsely executed, of a section of the royal arms, containing three lions gardant, encircled with the usual motto," Honi soit qve mal y pense;" surmounted by a crown. The imprint, "New York: Printed by John Zenger, in Stone-street, near Fort George; Where Advertisements are taken in at a moderate rate." John Zenger published this paper until about 1752, when it was discontinued, but in 1766, the title was revived by John Holt.
In The New York Journal of February 25, 1751, is the following advertisement: "My country subscribers are earnestly desired to pay their arrearages for this Journal, which, if they don't speedily, I shall leave off sending, and seek my money another way. Some of these kind customers are in arrears upwards of seven years ! Now as I have served them so long, I think it is time, ay and high time too, that they give me my outset; for they may verily believe that my every-day cloathes are almost worn out. N. B. Gentlemen, If you have not ready money with you,
The first motto is altered from Cic. de Offic. lib. 2, cap. 7.-H.
still think of the Printer, and when you have read this Advertisement, and considered it, you cannot but say, Come Dame, (especially you inquisitive wedded men, let the Batchelors take it to themselves) let us send the poor Printer a few Gammons or some Meal, some Butter, Cheese, Poultry, &c. In the mean time I am Yours, &c.
J. Zenger."
The New York Gazette, or, Weekly Post-Boy,
Was established by James Parker, in January, 1742–3, about the time that Bradford discontinued his Gazette, and he probably retained the subscribers for that paper.
I have a few numbers of this Gazette published several months after its establishment, the title of which reads thus, " The New York Gazette Revived in the Weekly Post-Boy. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestick." It was printed on Thursdays, on a foolscap sheet, folio. Imprint, "New York: Printed by James Parker, at the New Printing-Office in Beaver-Street, where Advertisements are taken in, and all Persons may be supplied with this Paper."
Two letters appeared in the Gazette of February, 1748, reflecting upon some respectable quakers in Philadelphia. These letters were not genuine, and gave offence to some of Parker's readers. He, therefore, the 29th of that month, thus addressed the public,
" Poor Printers are often under a very unhappy dilemma, of either displeasing one Part of their Benefactors, or giving Offence to others; and sometimes get the Ill-will of both sides; It has indeed been much against my Will to print any Thing, that savour'd of Forgery, Invective, or Partyism ; but being too dependent, can't always avoid it: The Press is looked on as the grand Bulwark of Liberty


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search filter All ContentAll JournalsJournal of General Physiology
Milestones in Physiology
Cellular Physiology (1)
Membrane Transport (1)
Journal of General Physiology (2)
David R. Giovannucci
Synaptotagmin isoforms confer distinct activation kinetics and dynamics to chromaffin cell granules
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Exocytosis and Endocytosis 2018
Tejeshwar C. Rao, Zuleirys Santana Rodriguez, Mazdak M. Bradberry, Alexandra H. Ranski, Peter J. Dahl, Michael W. Schmidtke, Paul M. Jenkins, Daniel Axelrod, Edwin R. Chapman, David R. Giovannucci, Arun Anantharam
Journal: Journal of General Physiology
J Gen Physiol (2017) 149 (8): 763–780.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201711757
Adrenomedullary chromaffin cells respond to sympathetic nervous system activation by secreting a cocktail of potent neuropeptides and hormones into the circulation. The distinct phases of the chromaffin cell secretory response have been attributed to the progressive fusion of distinct populations of dense core granules with different activation kinetics. However, it has been difficult to define what distinguishes these populations at the molecular level. Functional segregation of granule pools may depend on selective sorting of synaptotagmin-1 (Syt-1) and synaptotagmin-7 (Syt-7), which our previous work showed are rarely cosorted to the same granule. Here we assess the consequences of selective sorting of Syt isoforms in chromaffin cells, particularly with respect to granule dynamics and activation kinetics. Upon depolarization of cells expressing fluorescent Syt isoforms using elevated K+, we find that Syt-7 granules fuse with faster kinetics than Syt-1 granules, irrespective of stimulation strength. Pharmacological blockade of Ca2+ channels reveals differential dependence of Syt-1 versus Syt-7 granule exocytosis on Ca2+ channel subtypes. Syt-7 granules also show a greater tendency to fuse in clusters than Syt-1 granules, and granules harboring Syt-1 travel a greater distance before fusion than those with Syt-7, suggesting that there is spatial and fusion-site heterogeneity among the two granule populations. However, the greatest functional difference between granule populations is their responsiveness to Ca2+. Upon introduction of Ca2+ into permeabilized cells, Syt-7 granules fuse with fast kinetics and high efficacy, even at low Ca2+ levels (e.g., when cells are weakly stimulated). Conversely, Syt-1 granules require a comparatively larger increase in intracellular Ca2+ for activation. At Ca2+ concentrations above 30 µM, activation kinetics are faster for Syt-1 granules than for Syt-7 granules. Our study provides evidence for functional specialization of chromaffin cell granules via selective expression of Syt isoforms with different Ca2+ sensitivities.
Calcium Wave Propagation in Pancreatic Acinar Cells: Functional Interaction of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, Ryanodine Receptors, and Mitochondria
Stephen V. Straub, David R. Giovannucci, David I. Yule
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.116.4.547
In pancreatic acinar cells, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3)–dependent cytosolic calcium ([Ca2+]i) increases resulting from agonist stimulation are initiated in an apical "trigger zone," where the vast majority of InsP3 receptors (InsP3R) are localized. At threshold stimulation, [Ca2+]i signals are confined to this region, whereas at concentrations of agonists that optimally evoke secretion, a global Ca2+ wave results. Simple diffusion of Ca2+ from the trigger zone is unlikely to account for a global [Ca2+]i elevation. Furthermore, mitochondrial import has been reported to limit Ca2+ diffusion from the trigger zone. As such, there is no consensus as to how local [Ca2+]i signals become global responses. This study therefore investigated the mechanism responsible for these events. Agonist-evoked [Ca2+]i oscillations were converted to sustained [Ca2+]i increases after inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ import. These [Ca2+]i increases were dependent on Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum and were blocked by 100 μM ryanodine. Similarly, "uncaging" of physiological [Ca2+]i levels in whole-cell patch-clamped cells resulted in rapid activation of a Ca2+-activated current, the recovery of which was prolonged by inhibition of mitochondrial import. This effect was also abolished by ryanodine receptor (RyR) blockade. Photolysis of d-myo InsP3 P4(5)-1-(2-nitrophenyl)-ethyl ester (caged InsP3) produced either apically localized or global [Ca2+]i increases in a dose-dependent manner, as visualized by digital imaging. Mitochondrial inhibition permitted apically localized increases to propagate throughout the cell as a wave, but this propagation was inhibited by ryanodine and was not seen for minimal control responses resembling [Ca2+]i puffs. Global [Ca2+]i rises initiated by InsP3 were also reduced by ryanodine, limiting the increase to a region slightly larger than the trigger zone. These data suggest that, while Ca2+ release is initially triggered through InsP3R, release by RyRs is the dominant mechanism for propagating global waves. In addition, mitochondrial Ca2+ import controls the spread of Ca2+ throughout acinar cells by modulating RyR activation.
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